solar panels

Not very many houses have solar panels. They're very expensive. Also I don't think people realize how good it is to have solar panels. There is a restaurant in Fort Green called the Habana Outpost that is powered by solar energy. They are closed in the winter because there is not enough sun to power the solar panel. Also Hidden Valley Camp has a solar heated pool. Most swimming pools that are heated use lots of energy that pollutes the earth, but at Hidden Valley Camp their swimming pool only uses solar heat, and when it is not sunny out it saves the energy from a sunny day so that the pool is always warm. Yay solar panels.

green roofs

A green roof is a very good thing to have. In the summer it keeps your house a little bit cooler and in the winter it keeps house a little warmer. All the plants on a green roof, breath in the pollution, and breath out fresh air.

gowanus

Many people really don't realize how polluted the Gowanus canal is.

A.G.A.S.T kids

Agast kids is an art exhibit every year. It is all about the Gowanus canal. Its part of a huge art tour, except Agast is only kids art. In 2009 the 4th grade of PS 58 did a prodject where all the kids drew, and painted one part of what they wanted the Gowanus canal to look.

Eco Tech School

At PS 58, The Carroll School, there is an after-school program called Eco Tech School. In Eco Tech School everyone is working on a project to help La Oroya, a part of Peru which is one of the five most polluted areas in the world.

All of the students in Eco Tech School are making a movie, a blog, and some art projects, and at the end of the program we will have made enough money from the movie, the art and the blog to have a trip to Peru and let the kids from La Oroya come to Brooklyn.